Tackling problem plastics – last chance to have your say
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Submissions close this Friday (4 December) on proposals to phase-out more single-use and hard-to-recycle plastics
Ministry for Environment is reminding New...
New Zealand joins the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency
Source: Ministry for the Environment
New Zealand has joined the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE).
GACERE was launched on 22 February 2021...
New report shows significant changes to New Zealand’s climate
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Climate change is already happening in New Zealand and could have a profound impact on future generations of New Zealanders, a...
Jobs for Nature funding accelerates freshwater improvement in Bay of Plenty
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Freshwater improvement efforts in four key catchments areas of the Bay of Plenty will be scaled up and accelerated thanks...
He $3 miriona ki te tautoko i te kaupapa ā-marae e whakaheke ana i...
Source: Ministry for the Environment
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Para KoreManatū Mō Te Taiao
29 Poutūterangi 2021
Te Whanganui-a-Tara: He $3 miriona nā te Tahua Pūtea Taiao mā...
$3 million to support low-waste marae-based initiative
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Para KoreMinistry for the Environment
A $3 million grant from the Community Environment Fund to Para Kore’s oranga taiao (healthy environment)...
Consultation opens on plans to phase out fossil fuels in process heat
Source: Ministry for the Environment
The Government is now consulting on plans to phase out fossil fuels in process heat.
The Ministry for the Environment is...
We are over the moon (and rainbow)
Source: Ministry for the Environment
We are now Rainbow Tick certified. This is a fantastic milestone for MfE, it’s rainbow people and all.
The Rainbow Tick...
A climate change work update
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Our climate is changing — average temperatures are increasing, sea levels are rising, glaciers are melting and extreme weather events are becoming...
World Wetlands Day – $3.5 million boost in funding ramping up wetland restoration in...
Source: Ministry for the Environment
A $3.5 million boost of Jobs for Nature funding is scaling up restoration efforts at the internationally recognised Wairarapa Moana...
Improving chemical assessment for a safer environment
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Changes are being made to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO) that will enable the Environmental Protection...
First national climate change risk assessment for New Zealand released
Source: Ministry for the Environment
The first national climate change risk assessment has been released today, giving us the first full picture of the risks...